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Kilowatt Isotope Power System: component test report for the ground demonstration system pump. 77-KIPS-99

Description: The purpose of this test was to demonstrate that the pump utilized for the developmental program to be conducted on the Kilowatt Isotope Power System (KIPS) fulfilled the requirements of Test Procedure 398A, Component Test Procedure for the Ground Demonstration System Pump. The results of the tests are reported. From these results it was concluded that the pump for the Kilowatt Isotope Power System has satisfactorily completed the requirements of Sundstrand Pump Test Procedure, TP 398A.
Date: February 8, 1978
Creator: Brainard, E.L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Input and decayed values of radioactive liquid wastes discharged to the ground in the 200 Areas through 1975

Description: Low and intermediate level liquid wastes from chemical separations processing of spent reactor fuel elements have been discharged to the ground in the 200-Areas since 1944. Large volumes of process cooling water, normally free of radioactive contaminants, are discharged to surface ditches or natural surface depressions (ponds). Lesser volumes of liquid waste such as steam condensates, process condensates, scavenged process waste supernatants, and plutonium processing wastes have been, or are be… more
Date: July 8, 1976
Creator: Anderson, J. D.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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150 kWe solar-powered deep-well irrigation facility. Phase I. Preliminary design study. Final report

Description: Results of a preliminary design study for a solar-powered irrigation facility to be located on a farm between Phoenix and Tucson, Arizona, are presented. The ERDA-specified generic design criteria are detailed. A detailed systems analysis is presented, and preliminary designs of the thermal storage system, organic Rankine cycle power system, cooling water system, power distribution system, and collector foundation are given. Site layout and improvements are described, and a cost analysis of pro… more
Date: August 8, 1977
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Analysis of costs and benefits for eight powerplant productivity improvement projects. Project 1, Task 3. Final report

Description: In 1976, DOE (FEA) sponsored the development of a systematic methodology for the identification and analysis of candidate projects which a utility might undertake to improve baseload unit reliability. This methodology also enabled the user to estimate a project's effect on the future performance of the unit. A project was sponsored in Illinois to demonstrate the methodology and to encourage increased power plant productivity in the state. A total of 8 improvement projects were conducted and ana… more
Date: June 8, 1979
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Stop bandwidths of nonlinear beam-beam resonances

Description: A general expression is given for the stop bandwidths, ..delta nu../sub N/, of nonlinear beam-beam resonances, which is expanded in powers of Y(s), the vertical beam orbit, and which is valid under certain assumptions regarding the orbits and charge distributions near the interaction regions. This result is applied to obtain results for the rms ..delta nu../sub N/ due to random vertical orbit errors, and due to random errors in ..beta../sub y/ at the crossing points. Numerical results are given… more
Date: December 8, 1979
Creator: Parzen, G.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Kilowatt Isotope Power System: component test report for the ground demonstration system jet condenser orifice performance. 77-KIPS-103

Description: The purpose of these tests was to determine which orifice elements achieved satisfactory hydraulic and thermal performance prior to their incorporation into the Jet Condenser Assembly. Requirements were as set forth within the Kilowatt Isotope Power System (KIPS) Component Test Procedure number 414 for the Jet Condenser Orifice Performance testing. The results of the performance testing conducted on the Jet Condenser Orifices are presented. Part Number 720841 Jet Condenser Orifice Nozzle succes… more
Date: November 8, 1977
Creator: Brainard, E.L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Preliminary characterization of the pressure suppression experiment load response and source analysis: air test series. [BWR]

Description: Data from air tests conducted on the 1/5-Scale Model Mark I Pressure Suppression Facility at Lawrence Livermore Laboratory were analyzed for the purpose of determining the various sources of load signature characteristics. It was determined that hydrodynamic vertical loading function embodies effects from: (a) momentum flux associated with flow from the downcomers; (b) momentum rate associated with bulk pool motion; and (c) unbalanced internal pressure forces related to phenomena associated wit… more
Date: August 8, 1977
Creator: Davis, B. W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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236-Z canyon utilization study

Description: The 236-Z canyon contains equipment for repurification of plutonium and recovery of plutonium from scrap material. To meet production requirements of Fast Flux Test Facility/Clinch River Breeder Reactor oxide with the existing plant, several new pieces of equipment will be needed in the future. More storage space and a better accountability system are needed to support this increased production. The available canyon space needs to be utilized to its fullest in order to accommodate the new equip… more
Date: March 8, 1977
Creator: Dixon, D.R
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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LMFBR safety. 5. Review of current issues and bibliography of literature (1975--1976)

Description: The current status of liquid-metal fast breeder reactor (LMFBR) development and one of the principal safety issues, a hypothetical core-disruptive accident (HCDA), are discussed. Bibliographic information on worldwide LMFBRs relative to the development and safety of the breeder reactor is presented for the period 1975 through 1976. The bibliography consists of approximately 1618 abstracts covering early research and development and operating experiences leading up to the present design practice… more
Date: June 8, 1977
Creator: Buchanan, J.R. & Keilholtz, G.W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Environmental geology workshop for the Geysers--Calistoga known geothermal resources area

Description: Lawrence Livermore Laboratory (LLL) is studying ways in which the environmental quality of The Geysers-Calistoga known geothermal resources area may be protected from any significant harmful consequences of future geothermal development. The LLL study includes the effects of development on air and water quality, geology, the ecosystem, socioeconomics, and noise. The Geothermal Resource Impact Projection Study (GRIPS) has grants to undertake similar work. On 28 and 29 November 1977, LLL and GRIP… more
Date: February 8, 1978
Creator: Ledbetter, G. & Crow, N.B.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Near-Term Hybrid Vehicle Program, Phase I. Appendix D. Sensitivity analysis report. Final report

Description: The study methodology, the selection of input parameters and output variables, the sensitivity study results, and the conclusions of the sensitivity analysis for the Near-Term Hybrid Vehicle (NTHV) Program are presented. The objective of the Sensitivity Analysis was to determine the impact of variations in selected parameters on the utility, the economic attractiveness, and the marketability of the hybrid vehicle. The parameters to be varied include travel characteristics, energy costs, hybrid … more
Date: October 8, 1979
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Soft-sphere model for liquid metals

Description: A semi-empirical soft-sphere model of fluids is modified for application to the thermodynamic properties of liquid metals. Enthalpy, volume, and sound speed are computed as functions of temperature for 13 metals and compared with experimental data. Critical points and coexistence curves are also computed and compared with experimental data, where these have been measured. Strengths and weaknesses of the model are discussed.
Date: November 8, 1977
Creator: Young, D.A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Geomechanics of bedded salt

Description: Creep data from the literature search is reinterpreted by SGI, resulting in a better understanding of the temperature and stress state dependence of the octahedral creep rate and the octahedral shear strength. The concept of a transition strength between the elastic and the plastic states is in agreement with the data. The elastic and rheological properties of salt are described, and a set of constitutive equations is presented. The dependence of material properties on parameters such as temper… more
Date: June 8, 1979
Creator: Serata, S. & Milnor, S. W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Automated solar panel assembly line. LSA task: production processes and equipment. Quarterly report No. 2

Description: The objective of this program is to design, fabricate and demonstrate an automated solar cell module production line with the ultimate goal of reducing module assembly costs. During this reporting period a redesign of the SCAP soldering mechanism was effected due to temperature/friction problems encountered. The in-line cleaning system was designed and ordered and the Mular backbone attachment mechanism was assembled. The SPLP production prototype was fabricated and operated. Two hand-assembled… more
Date: July 8, 1979
Creator: Somberg, H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Sodium ionization detector and sensor

Description: Work conducted on a basic technology development effort with the Westinghouse Sodium Ionization Detector (SID) sensor is reported. Included are results obtained for three task areas: (1) On-line operational response testing - in-situ calibration techniques; (2) Performance-reliability characteristics of aged filaments; and (3) Evaluation of chemical interference effects. The results showed that a calibrator filament coated with a sodium compound, when activated, does supply the necessary sodium… more
Date: May 8, 1979
Creator: Hrizo, J. & Bauerle, J. E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Fuel gas production from animal waste: Phase I. Quarterly progress report (2nd), September 1, 1976--December 1, 1976. Dynatech report No. 1556

Description: During this second quarter, meetings were held with contractors on the ERDA Fuel Gas from Animal Waste Program to discuss project planning and review. Site visits were made to groups involved in anaerobic digestion. An engineering and economic analysis of a process for the anaerobic digestion of animal residue was completed; the results can be used for the design of a pilot plant unit. A comprehensive engineering report of this analysis was completed, and a first draft was submitted to ERDA. Se… more
Date: December 8, 1976
Creator: Ashare, E.; Wentworth, R.L.; Wise, D.L. & Augenstein, D.C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Wild Horse Controversy

Description: This report addresses the Wild Horse Controversy.
Date: February 8, 1971
Creator: Shaw, Elmer W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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NIS power range setpoints for Phase-B operation

Description: NIS power range setpoints are given at which the bistable inputs should be set to guarantee compliance with Phase-B Technical Specification Requirements. (JDB)
Date: February 8, 1978
Creator: Rose, J. A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Industrial fuel choice analysis model. Volume I: primary model documentation. First draft

Description: IFCAM is an energy-demand model developed in response to the need to evaluate fuel-choice decisions in the industrial sector over a 10- to 15-year forecasting horizon. The model generates complete model outputs for 1985, 1990, and 1995. These outputs, providing fuel-mix results in either absolute amounts or as distribution percentages, are available under several formats. The fuel-use figures can be presented by new or existing combustors, functional uses (boilers vs process heaters), nine indu… more
Date: January 8, 1979
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Improved resonance reaction rate calculation for lattice physics subsystem

Description: The resonance capture calculations of the HAMMER System and HAMBUR System are derived from a consistent statement of the integral slowing down equation and definitions of the resonance integral. The assumptions made in these treatments are explicitly stated, and and an attempt is made to estimate the possible error in the resonance integral arising from these assumptions. This analysis is made to pin-point those parts of the calculation that can be improved and updated. Based on the analysis of… more
Date: February 8, 1974
Creator: Finch, D.R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Automated solar panel assembly line. LSA task: production processes and equipment. Quarterly report No. 1

Description: The objective of this program is to design, fabricate and demonstrate an automated solar cell module production line with the ultimate goal of reducing module assembly costs. During this reporting period the automated module design was completed. The design of the solar cell assembly prototype (SCAP) was about 75% completed and the solar panel lamination prototype (SPLP) was built and tested.
Date: April 8, 1979
Creator: Somberg, H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Industrial fuel choice analysis model. Volume II. Appendices to model documentation

Description: Descriptions, documentation, and other information are included in these appendices dealing with industrial fuel choices: Energy Consumption Data Base; Major Fuel Burning Installation Survey; American Boiler Manufacturers Association Data File; Midrange Energy Forecasting System; Projection Method; Capacity Utilization Rates; Nonboiler Characteristics; Boiler Capital and O and M Cost Data; Nonboiler Capital and O and M Cost Data; Approach to Estimating Energy Impacts of the Coal Conversion Regu… more
Date: January 8, 1979
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Explosion of cation exchange column in americium recovery service Hanford Plant, August 30, 1976

Description: A cation exchange column in americium recovery service exploded on August 30, 1976 at the Hanford plutonium-finishing plant operated by Atlantic Richfield Hanford Company for the Energy Research and Development Administration at Richland, Washington. The column burst, shattering the glovebox windows. Detectable but small amounts of americium were released from the building in which the explosion occurred. Decontamination efforts and physical repairs to equipment and facilities are estimated to … more
Date: October 8, 1976
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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